Electrical-hydraulic relationships observed for unconsolidated sediments

Water Resources Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 31-1-31-13

  Slater, Lee ^b,c   Lesmes, David P ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complex conductivity; Grain size; Hydraulic conductivity; Induced polarization; Surface area; Unconsolidated sediments

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS; POROSITY; SAND;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITIES;

SEDIMENTS;

GRAIN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT;

GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SURFACE AREA; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

EID: 0346034660     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001wr001075     Document Type: Article

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